Clamp for boxes.



HENRY BUB-GH, 0F LA GRANGE, TENNESSEE.

CLAMP FOR BOXES.

Specicatlon of Letters Patent.

Patented Fel. 15, 1911i Application led June 21, 1999. Serial No 503,426V

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that' I, HENRY Buno'u, a. eiti zen of the'United States, residing at lm Grange, in the county ofA Fayette and Stute oi' Tennessee, have invented certain new sind useful Improvemenieqin Clamps for Boxes, of which the following is a -epecilieation,

Thisinveut ion consists of a peeuliar form of temporary clampy desi ned particularly for use on pastry or crac (er boxes used by grocers, and 4in storesgenerelly. 1t is eus tomary to su ply vto such boxes ta telnporury top for display purposes und consisting of a frame andgless pane therein.

The present invention isidesigned to facilitate the attachment of this display top lo the body ot' the reoe vtacle.

For a t'ull understnn ing ot' the invention, reference is to bo had to the following detail description und to the accompanying drawings, in whieht Figure 1 is a perel'iective View showing the clamps in the general arrangement thereof when applied to a box, the boX being shown in `dotted lines as well as the display to); lfig. 2 is a sectional view bringing out tire parts shown in Fig. 1 more clearly. p

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figures of the dranv` ings similar parts are referred to by like reference characters,

Specifically describing the invention, which is oi extremely simple construction, and rer'erriugl to thc drawings-,the numeral Vl designates a coiled spring, the opposite ends ot which are connected with en upper clamping hook 2 und a lower elamplng hook` El. 'lhe hook 2 1s adapted to engage over a side oi the frame of the display top 4,-

while the hook 3 engages beneath the box or receptacle 5. I i desired, the upper portion 'fits opposite ends,

in presence o of the hook 2 may be provided with an a )erture :1nd a `screw fastening (3 Lemplo ed to secure this hook permanently to the t isplay top t The hook Il is somewhat larger than the hook 2 and on itsouter side is provided a linger piece 7 which may be readlly grasped in order to facilitate dlsen'gegeinent of the clamp from the box, and should it be desired to remove the display top 4. 1 The clamplnay bereadly operated in order to apply the dis lay top of the box 5. or remove the saine, t 1e spring l being relied upon to give suiiioient tension to very firmly hold the display' top in platee.

Hevingthus described th'e invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with a box,'a'-re1noveb'le top applied thereto, a clainpdevice for securing said top to the being se cured permanently to the removable top and the lower clamping hook engaging beneath tlrebottoin of the box, a spring connecting the two clamping-hooks together. and a linger pieceVv projected outwardly from the outermost p rtion'of the lower bool;A

2. As an article o"i manufacture, a clamp consisting of a coiled spring, upper' und lower hooks connected with the spring at the lower hook being larger than the upper hook and beingl provided on its outer side with en outwardly proje :ting finger piece. t

ln teetnnony whereoi` l aliix my signature box, euch of Said de- Vvices .comprising upper and lower clamping hooks, theupper clalnplng hook 

